Memorise:
Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land
before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy
friend for ever? 2nd Chronicles 20:7

Read: Genesis 18:17-22 (KJV)

18:17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

18:20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

18:21 I
will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according
to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

18:22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

Bible in one year: Psalm 1-8, Amos 7, Hymn: Sing hymn 14

MESSAGE:

When you read through 2nd Kings 2:1-7,
you will notice that Elijah, Elisha and the sons of the prophets in
Bethel, Jericho and Jordan were all very much aware of Elijah’s
transition to glory and the day it was scheduled to take place. In fact,
they even treated the knowledge of this event like an open secret. One
lesson from this is that if you walk in the spirit, significant events
will be common knowledge to you. God has secrets (Proverbs 25:2). There are certain things known only to Him, which He may want to share with men once in a while. Daniel 2:22 says,

“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”

In
as much as God wants to share with men, if He looks around and finds no
one qualified by His grace for such secrets, He will simply keep it to
Himself.

“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”

Amos 3:7

When
you have a closely guarded secret, do you tell everyone on the street
about it? I very much doubt you would do that.
Rather, you will want to
keep it to yourself, and even if you would tell anyone at all, it will
be someone who is not only close to you, but who is also trustworthy
enough in keeping secrets. Who are those God will share His secrets
with? It is His servants! If you are not getting divine information
regarding crucial future events, it is most likely that you need to
correct certain aspects of your service. When you serve the Lord, He
will share some of His secrets with you. The more you serve Him, the
more you have future information ahead of time. Also, you must be His
friend. Abraham was God’s friend, and so, when God was about to destroy
Sodom and He realised that Abraham’s nephew, Lot, and his family were
there, the Lord told Abraham about it. This gave Abraham the privilege
and opportunity to intercede for them. Are you a friend of Jesus Christ?
What is the level of closeness you share with Him? Friends communicate a
lot. Do you often hear God’s voice? How often does He speak to you
using various means of communication? You become His closest friend by
serving Him like never before, and He will not leave you in the dark
concerning your tomorrow and that of your family.

Key Point

When your relationship with God moves up to the friendship level, access to divine secrets will become a regular benefit to you.

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hymn 14

TAKE MY LIFE AND LET IT BE

Verse 1:

Take my life and let it beconsecrated, Lord, to thee.Take my moments and my days;

Let them flow in endless praise.

Verse 2:

Take my hands and let them moveAt the impulse of Thy love.Take my feet and let them beSwift and beautiful for thee.

Verse 3:

Take my voice and let me singAlways, only, for my King.Take my lips and let them beFilled with messages from Thee.

Verse 4:

Take my silver and my gold;Not a mite would I withhold.Take my intellect and useEvery power as Thou shalt choose.

Verse 5:

Take my will and make it Thine;It shall be no longer mine.Take my heart, it is Thine own;It shall be Thy royal throne.

Verse 6:

Take my love; my Lord, I pourAt Thy feet its treasure store.Take myself, and I will beEver, only, all for Thee.